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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02672 |
| From Archive Folder | Sketchbooks and drawings of Civil War subjects, mostly Gettysburg, and other post-war nature scenes by Bachelder |
| Title | Postwar sketchbook: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| Date | 1874 |
| Author | Bachelder, John B. (1825-1894) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Postwar sketchbook of scenery along the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad. Mostly nature scenes like Scranton Gorge, Seneca Lake in Watkins NY, and Paupack Falls in Hawley, Pennsylvania. One pre-war sketch of Gilmanton, New Hampshire Academy, dated 1857 where Bachelder probably went to school. Some sketches are signed, titled, and dated. Some are unfinished. Pencil with watercolor, gray/black wash or ink. Blank pages at the end. Bound in a purple stamped cloth case style binding. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Railroad Geography and Natural History Education Architecture |
| People | Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Bachelder was an artist, historian, and printmaker fascinated with the Battle of Gettysburg. He was selected by Congress to be the battle's official historian. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |